Republicans tired of losing elections should embrace immigration reform, recapture the Latino vote and get back on a winning streak. That’s the advice of pundit Dick Morris who spells out the bleak consequences if the GOP cannot reverse the “identity politics” that have ruled the past two general elections.
The Senate’s “Gang of Eight” proposed immigration reform plan will likely take a look at how to make it easier for high-skilled immigrants to gain legal status in the United States. Reason Foundation senior analyst Shikha Dalmia gives five reasons why low-skilled immigrants are good for the economy too.
April 18 of last week was Tax Freedom Day, the day in which Americans are done paying their taxes for the year. “Or, as Democrats call it, Black Thursday,” say Jodi Miller. In this edition of NewsBusted, she also touches upon Michelle Obama’s anti-gun talks, the morning after pill and Marco Rubio’s new immigration bill.
Pundit Dick Morris advocates passage of the new immigration bill, saying it addresses many issues and problems that have gone unresolved for decades through both Democratic and Republican administrations. He believes those who call it an amnesty measure are mistaken.
Alfonzo Rachel thinks there is a simple solution to illegal immigration: better border security. So why do liberals resist securing the border? Could it be that liberals don’t want immigration reform, just an additional issue over which to divide the nation and grow government?
If the Republicans play their cards right, immigration reform can be a winning issue for the party. But the GOP could alienate Hispanics if the party is perceived as being dead-set against allowing any reform to happen. Pundit Dick Morris explains.
President Obama’s inaugural speech Monday makes clear. He won’t be addressing the nation’s unemployment problems or attempting to corral runaway entitlements in his second term. Instead we can expect him to continue to focus on fringe issues that appeal to distinct elements of the Democratic Party’s base — immigration, for instance, and gay marriage. Republican strategist Karl Rove analyzes the President’s speech for the Wall Street Journal.
This just in…President Obama may push immigration reform as a thank-you to Latino voters. “In fact, Obama’s thinking of giving legal immigrants the same benefits illegal immigrants already receive,” says Jodi Miller. She also waxes eloquently about condoms in porn, gas prices and Spike Lee in this edition of NewsBusted.
As the economic crisis deepens in Greece and the country experiences more unemployment, dislocation and chaos, a backlash is growing against immigrants. They not only face a crackdown from the government, but also vigilante street action, sometimes turning bloody and violent. Inigo Gilmore reports on the tense situation and the various combatants — the illegal immigrants, drug dealers and criminals; refugees and asylum seekers caught in the crossfire, and the Greek vigilantes, many of them members of the far-right Golden Dawn Party. H/T Journeyman Pictures
